Registered Nurse (RN) - Advanced Wound Healing Clinic

Job Responsibilities

• Providing a comprehensive assessment of the health status of a patient through the collection, analysis, and synthesis of data used to establish a health status baseline and plan of care.
• Addressing changes in the patient condition.
• Collaborating with the healthcare team to develop and coordinate an integrated plan or care.
• Developing nursing interventions to be integrated into the plan of care.
• Implementing nursing care through the execution of independent nursing actions.
• Implementing interventions that are delegated, ordered, or prescribed by a licensed healthcare provider.
• Delegating nursing tasks or assigning nursing activities to implement the plan of care.
• Providing safe and effective nursing care.
• Promoting a safe and therapeutic environment.
• Advocating for the best interests of individual patients.
• Evaluating responses to interventions and the effectiveness of the plan of care.
• Collaborating and coordinating with other healthcare professionals in the management and implementation of care within and across care settings and communities.
• Providing health promotion, disease prevention, care coordination, and case finding.
• Designing and implementing teaching plans based on patient need and evaluating teaching effectiveness.
• Participating in the development of healthcare policies, procedures, and systems.
• Accountable for the quality of care delivered, recognizing the limits of knowledge and experience; addressing situations beyond the nurse’s competency; and performing at the level of education, knowledge, and skill ordinarily expected if an individual has completed an approved professional nursing education program.
• Maintaining OMC organization competencies and nursing competencies pertinent to area of practice.
• Managing, supervising and evaluating the practice of nursing.
• Maintaining information in accordance with state and federal regulations.
• Attending an approved Undersea Hyperbarics Medical Society Course.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited professional nursing program.
• Current Minnesota Registered Nurse license.
• BLS certification.
• Registered Nurse with a current license; wound care certification preferred, medical/surgical, home health, or wound care also preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university preferred; or 1-2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must be able to use Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, as well as web-based database programs and the internet.